Umbrella attachment.



'0. FREBB.

UMBRELLA ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9.1907.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Elf route I! CHRISTIAN FREBE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

UMBRELLA ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed April 9, 1907. Serial No. 367,175.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN FREBE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in UmbrellaAttachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to umbrella and cane attachments, and moreparticularly to tape measure attachments for the same, the object beingto provide a handle with a tape measure which can be readily drawn fromthe handle and one which will be retracted when released.

Another object of my invention is to provide very novel means forsecuring the ta e measure in the handle so that it can lie readilydetached when desired.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction combination and arrangement of parts,hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this specificationz-Figure 1 is avertical sectional view through a handle showing the tape measurearranged therein. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the tape measure securedin the andle. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the handle with the capremoved showing the sockets and slot. Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view ofthe tape measure. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through themeasure. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the drum showing the manner ofconnecting the tape. Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view through amodified form of supporting disk.

In the drawing A indicates a hollow handle having a reduced neckportion, in which the stick B, of an umbrella or cane is adapted to besecured in the ordinary manner. The upper end of the handle isexternally threade on which is secured a cap A. A s ot A is formed inone end of the handle for the pur ose hereinafter fully described. 0posite y disposed recesses A forming soc (ets, are formed in the annularshoulders formed by the contracted neck, in which are mounted theoppositely disposed lugs C of a disk 0, forming the base of my improvedtape measure E. A lug C projects out from the disk 0 which extends intothe slot A. The disk is provided with spaced arallel slots connected attheir outer ends orming tongues C which are bent upwardly to form apintle on which is mounted a flanged disk F forming a hollow drum. Theends of tongues being bent apart so as to securely lock the drumthereon.

A helical spring G is arranged in the drum around the pintle, having itsinner end secured between the tongues and its outer end secured in oneof the spaced vertical slots F, formed in the flange of the drum F. Theslots forming a tongue F which is adapted to be forced through the endof a measuring tape 11 so as to securely fasten the end of the tape tothe drum, on which it is wound. The end of the tape extends out througha vertical slot A formed in the handle and is provided with a ring H, atits end, so that it can be readily pulled out and to prevent the end ofthe tape from slipping into the handle through the slot.

A wooden plug I is arranged in the handle and bears a ainst the ends ofthe tongues C of the disk so as to securely hold the lugs of the disk inthe sockets.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7, the disk J is provided withoppositely disposed openings in which are secured the depending lugs ofa disk K, which is provided with tongues K forming the pintle on whichthe drum revolves.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I laveprovided a very novel tape measure which is very simple and cheap inconstruction and one which can be easily and quickly placed in thehandle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is 1-- 1. The combination with a hollowhandle having a reduced neck portion carrying a stick, said handlehaving internal oppositely disposed recesses forming sockets, a diskprovided with oppositely disposed lugs seated in said sockets, tonguespunched upwardly centrally from said disk, a flanged disk mounted onsaid tongues, the edge of which rests upon the first mentioned disk, aspring arranged within the flanged disk around said tongue having itsinner end secured between the tongues, and its outer end secured to theflanged disk, a tape measure Wound upon the disk extending out throughan opening formed in the handle, a plug arranged over the disk on theupper ends of the tongues and a cap adapted to be screwed'on the openedend of said handle measureholder provided with lugs fitting in saidsockets and means for holding said lugs in said sockets.

3. The combination With a hollow handle having an interior shoulderprovided with sockets, of a tape measure holder provided .with lugsfitting in said sockets, and a plug arranged in said handle bearingagainst said measure holder.

l. The combination with a hollow'handle provided with sockets, of a diskprovided with oppositely disposed lugs arranged in said sockets, and aspring actuated drum mounted on said disk carrying a tape.

' 5. The combination with a slotted hollow handle provided with aninterior annular shoulder provided with oppositely disposed sockets, ofa disk arranged in said handle provided with oppositely disposed lugsfitting in said sockets, tongues punched upwardly from said disk,aflanged disk mounted on said tongues, a helical spring arranged in saiddisk having one end connected to the flange of the drum and the otherend to said tongues, a tongue formed in the flange of the .disk, a tapesecured on said tongue extend ing out through the slot of the handleanda plug arranged in said handle bearing against said tongues.

6. The combination with a hollow handle provided with sockets, of a diskarranged in

